White Wines
Our sales of white wines continue to be dominated by Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, so we make sure we offer you a very wide choice of wines from these two great varieties from all over the world.
However, we make considerable efforts to promote intriguing varieties and blends too, so do consider alternatives, whether Chenin Blanc (Loire and South Africa); the peachy and exotically fruited Rhône varieties - Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne and Grenache Blanc; and those varieties we now broadly label "Alsace" but which appear all along the trade routes from northern France via Germany to north-eastern Italy - Pinot Blanc (Bianco), Pinot Gris (Grigio), Gewurtztraminer; plus of course Riesling.
Some of our most distinctive and increasingly popular wines are from grapes grown only in small zones: Picpoul de Pinet from the Languedoc shores of the Med; Gros and Petit Manseng (Pacherenc du Vic Bilh) from the south-west of France; Albarino from Galicia; or Grechetto from Umbria. Then there are blends: blending grape varieties with specific qualities - for example using one for fruit (e.g. Viognier), one for body (e.g. Marsanne) and another for freshness (e.g. Clairette) - makes complete sense and can make wine so much more interesting. We commend in particular blends from the Languedoc, Spain and South Africa - especially the latter.
Key to our selection is only to offer wines from vines suited to the climatic conditions in which they are grown: that’s why we don’t offer Sauvignon Blanc from the Languedoc, or Pinot Grigio from Australia - it’s simply too hot there for these varieties. Some grapes thrive in the heat - for example Grillo in Sicily. Finally, note that we enjoy and seek freshness in our whites, and abhor the following: over-ripeness; ugly adjustment of acidity levels with tartaric acid (yes, in hot countries they can legally dump sacks of white powder into the wine); and clumsily oaked examples.
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A fascinating wine, with great flavour, energy and tension, with a bit of tannin – as it’s...
OriginAustralia
RegionGippsland
ColourWhite
ABV13.2%
Bottle75cl
CodeHOD423
GrapePinot Gris

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Fermented in a mix of stainless steel, and Austrian foudres. Lemon and grapefruit aromas. Bone...
OriginAustralia
RegionGippsland
ColourWhite
ABV11.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeWIC323
GrapeRiesling

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One of our benchmark wines, named because François Lequin bestows on this wine the traditional...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLEQ522
GrapeChardonnay

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This Vermentino was one of our best discoveries of last year. It’s a real winner - pear and...
OriginItaly
RegionSicily
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGUA124
GrapeVermentino

Burnt House Vineyard is the small - just five acres of vines on clay soils at the moment...
OriginEngland
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodeBUR124
GrapeBacchus

This Chardonnay was vinified only in stainless steel, and went through malolactic (95%). Open...
OriginEngland
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBUR323
GrapeChardonnay

“Lemon and thyme on the nose and whistling with intensity on the palate. Acidity vibrating...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeFUL123
GrapeClairette &

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From two parcels, one planted in 1954 and the other in 1982, in this top 1er Cru, which faces...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV 12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeROB421
GrapeChardonnay

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Michele Biancardi organically farms 9ha of vines near Cerignola, in the north-western corner of...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBIA623
GrapeFiano

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From the slopes above Larnage and named after a well. All goes into stainless steel tank and...
OriginFrance
RegionRhone
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeVEN624
GrapeViognier

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We have just shipped more of this terrific white Crozes, a blend of 70% Marsanne and 30%...
OriginFrance
RegionRhone
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeVEN823
GrapeMarsanne & Roussanne

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A blend of no less than eleven grapes this is one of the unsung heroes of our list. Ripe and...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAB622
GrapeWhite blend